3-Point Hitch CAT II Three Point

OldDirt · Sep 28, 2007

Newby question here, can implements (bush hog box blade, etc) designed for a CAT I three point hitch be adapted/modified to fit a CAT II three point hitch (MF 285)? Or can the CAT II hitch be adapted/modified to use the CAT I implements? Is the CAT II PTO shaft different? Thanks in advance for your help/patience.

OldDirt

Farmwithjunk · Sep 28, 2007

Most all CAT II tractors can use CAT I implements with the use of bushings or different hitch pins and possibly moving sway blocks/sway chains or bars. CAT I is designed for 50 hp and lower. CAT II is 50 HP to 100HP. Implements designed for CAT I can fold like a tent if too much force is applied. CAT II implements are generally too wide to convert to use as CAT I with some exceptions. A good many implements that are sized for 40 to 60 hp applications are built to accomodate both catagories.

art · Sep 28, 2007

The pto shafts are not related to the hitch size but as to the horsepower needed to run the implement.

mlauk · Sep 28, 2007

I've got an 8 foot Cat II blade mounted on a Cat I MF 2135. I bought 2 lower link Cat I pins with the Cat II thread and mounted them inward. Also on some of the Cat II tractors like John Deere the 3 point can be converted to Cat I and then use bushings on the pins. That way you can run a Cat I post hole digger, etc.

sunnyside360 · Sep 28, 2007

OldDirt said:
Newby question here, can implements (bush hog box blade, etc) designed for a CAT I three point hitch be adapted/modified to fit a CAT II three point hitch (MF 285)? Or can the CAT II hitch be adapted/modified to use the CAT I implements? Is the CAT II PTO shaft different? Thanks in advance for your help/patience.

OldDirt

I have one cat-II tractor and two cat-I tractors and most all of my implements are cat-I. All of the cat-I implements work on the cat-II tractor using bushings you can purchase at Tractor Supply Corp (TSC).